Yesterday we saw 120,000 largely public sector workers marching through Dublin in protest at the Irish government’s cuts in state spending. How long until our own government faces up to the bankrupt nature of our fiscal position? How long until we see Dublin-style protests at necessary restraint in British state spending? 120,000 people marched in […]
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne is considering adopting a plan that would see a Conservative Government cap government IT contracts at £100 million – and wants to know what you think of the idea. It is part of a set of proposals which has been drawn up by Dr Mark Thompson of the Judge Business School […]
Tony Blair had education, education, education as his electoral catchphrase. David Cameron said that he didn’t need three words, just three letters: N H S. ConservativeHome would like to suggest an alternative: implementation, implementation, implementation. There was a massive gap between what Tony Blair promised to do and what he actually achieved. One of the […]
"David Cameron has meanwhile been going back to his constituency and preparing for government. This has involved a fairly sober assessment of how many genuinely Cabinet-grade people he has on his team (he struggled to get into double digits). Ideally, his next reshuffle should be the last. It is vital for his prospects that the […]
An ICM survey for Newsnight suggests that twice as many voters see Gordon Brown as sleazy (57%) as see David Cameron as sleazy (28%). 44% agree with Mr Cameron’s PMQs’ attack that Mr Brown is not "cut out for the job". Unfortunately only 41% think the Conservative leader passes his own test. 43% think Mr […]
Invite all frontbenchers to propose new policies for their portfolios in preparation for presenting them to a new and formal policy approval process. Ensure that all frontbenchers have one bilateral meeting with the party leader at least once a year. Use Francis Maude’s new implementation office to give every frontbencher full access to the training […]
It’s hardly a sexy news story but page two of today’s London Evening Standard appears to suggest something very grown-up about David Cameron’s Conservatives. The Tory leader is planning to establish an ‘Implementation Office’ early next year which will draw up "the most detailed preparations" for an incoming Conservative government. Every Tory frontbencher will have […]